Armed Tanzanians are seeking to establish a base in Mozambique, police said Friday, after the arrest of dozens of suspected militants from Tanzania in connection with deadly Islamist attacks across the border.
Over the last year, more than 50 people have been killed in gun, grenade and knife assaults in a growing jihadist insurgency in Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado.
Some 50 Tanzanians are among 180 suspects on trial over the attacks.
“These criminals want to establish a base in Mozambique. But they are fooling themselves as we have good relations with Mozambique and other neighbouring countries,” said police chief Simon Sirro, addressing a press conference in Dar es Salaam.
Sirro said the Tanzanians, including young girls, were part of a group responsible for several murders of police officers and administrative officials in Tanzania’s eastern Pwani province in 2016 and 2017.
The motives of these attacks were unclear and Tanzanian officials are hesitant to point the finger at religious extremism, an extremely sensitive topic in the country.
[SIZE=7]Mozambique holds trial for 189 people for the deadly Islamist attacks[/SIZE]
Nearly 200 people are standing trial in Mozambique accused of being involved in deadly Islamist attacks in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.
Most are locals, but 50 citizens from neighbouring Tanzania are among the defendants. The 189 accused been charged with crimes including homicide, illegal possession of weapons, and public disorder. Over the past year, more than a-hundred people have been killed in a growing jihadist insurgency. The militants are reportedly trying to impose Sharia law in the majority-Muslim province. President Filipe Nyusi has vowed that security forces will be ruthless in their pursuit of the extremists
[SIZE=7]Is Mozambique the next oil and gas hub?[/SIZE]
By Torera Idowu, for CNN
Updated at 1456 GMT (2256 HKT) May 3, 2017
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[li]Mozambique is on the verge of tapping huge gas and oil reserves off its coast[/li][li]The World Bank estimates gas reserves of approximately 20 billion barrels[/li][/ul] B — [/B]Oil and gas prices have been on a steady decline over the years, creating major concerns for global leaders. But for Mozambique, there’s hope during these turbulent times as an estimated 20 billion barrels of natural gas has been found off its coast.
The country sits seventh on the table of poorest countries in the world and has an undisclosed debt worth $1.4 billion (10.7% of GDP), but this discovery could add $39 billion dollars to its economy by 2035, according to a Standard Bank estimation in 2015.
I was surprised to learn those Mozambican jihadists are inspired by Aboud Rogo. The guy managed to spread his message of hate all the way to Mozambique, na vile his family and followers violently protested when he was shot dead.
Most Tanzania people are always in a state of denial. That is why shit will hit them hard.
Especially when it comes to terrorism, you will see them online laughing and celebrating when we are hit by terrorism, saying how their army and security forces would have sorted the problem… Forgetting that asymmetrical warfare is the hardest to win…
The religious divisions are there, it’s just that access to info si open kama huku. Though the invisible hand of uncle sam and other imperialists in the conflict could be true.
wala sio serious buda,na haitokuja kutokea feud yoyote, too late now, lots of intermarriage, lots of educated folks, lots of security, a lot of peace amongst wana wa nchi. That division is long gone just like tribal division. We’re a role model, that two religion can co exist. Trust me.